The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns that scammers are doubling down on their efforts to cheat people out of their money using COVID-19 vaccine schemes.

Arizona on Saturday, May 1, reported 1,047 additional confirmed daily cases, the largest single-day increase in three weeks, amid a rising trend in new cases and a slowing in additional deaths.

The Arizona Department of Health Services has advised health care providers to resume use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine now that the federal government has lifted an 11-day pause following a safety review.

Arizona health officials have confirmed 702 new COVID-19 cases and another 40 deaths.

Arizona has administered close to 4.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, with over 1.9 million people fully vaccinated.

Yavapai County Community Health Services announced Friday, April 9, that the large COVID-19 vaccination points of dispensing (PODs) will likely wrap up in the month of May, differing to smaller locations to meet public demand, according to a news release.

Arizona is averaging 636 new COVID-19 cases per day, a drop of 21% from the March numbers.

Yavapai County Community Health Services reported there were 17 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death overnight, according to a news release Wednesday morning.

On a snowy day in late January, Spectrum Health Care opened the Findlay Toyota Center as a mass COVID-19 vaccination site, officially calling it a POD (Point of Dispensing) for the Moderna vaccine.

Arizona's daily rate of additional confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to creep upward while the daily rate of related deaths is down.

President Joe Biden signed the Save Lives Act into law in March, allowing all Veterans Affairs (VA) centers across the country to provide COVID-19 vaccines.

Arizona on Saturday, April 3, reported 706 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and two more deaths as the number of fatalities rose to just under 17,000 and the state's rolling average of new daily cases rose a second day in a row.

Yavapai County residents who would prefer the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will soon have more access to appointments.

Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall.

With spring upon us, so are the welcome signs of renewal and rebirth. For many area residents the season holds even more meaning in 2021 as they come out of hibernation-like pandemic lockdowns and restrictions eager to reconnect with coworkers, family and friends.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reminding U.S. residents that scammers are using a fake COVID-19 vaccination survey to try to trick people into giving them money and personal information.

With only 56.1% of Yavapai County’s 65-and-older population vaccinated, many community partners are stepping up to assist seniors in obtaining their vaccine, but another valuable resource includes residents encouraging their friends and neighbors to get an appointment right away.

Yavapai County Community Health Services (YCCHS) announced that appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine are being opened to all county residents ages 18 and older beginning Monday, March 29, according to a news release Thursday afternoon.

County health officials are considering the possibility of opening up local vaccine appointments to all adults age 18 and over, and it could happen quickly.

Registration at Arizona’s state-operated COVID-19 vaccination sites in Maricopa, Pima and Yuma counties will be open to all Arizonans 16 and older beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, as announced by Gov. Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Registration at Arizona’s state-operated COVID-19 vaccination sites in Maricopa, Pima and Yuma counties will be open to all Arizonans 16 and older beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, Gov. Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) announced Monday, March 22.

According to the Arizona Department of Health Services dashboard, on Saturday morning, Yavapai saw 33 additional COVID cases and four deaths overnight.

The state's online COVID-19 dashboard has new pages that provide more focused data about Arizona vaccine efforts, including administration by race and ethnicity.

According to Yavapai County Community Health Services, only four new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight.

Medical Center has launched a COVID-19 Hotline to serve YRMC’s Vaccination Clinic at Prescott Gateway Mall.

On Tuesday, March 16, Yavapai County officially moved into Priority Phase 1C, making more residents eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

While the overall outbreak of COVID-19 continues to slow in the state, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) announced late Friday that three cases were discovered in Arizona of a fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus that was first discovered in Brazil.

Spectrum Healthcare has received a grant totaling $70,000 that will help support volunteers assisting with its mass COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

On March 11, 2020, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, told a congressional panel, "I can say we will see more cases and things will get worse than they are right now."

The U.S. is buying an additional 100 million doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. The drugmaker is already obligated to supply 100 million doses to the federal government by the end of June. The additional vaccine would be delivered in the months following.